§ 6601. Scope of article; other provisions. (a) All insurers formed
pursuant to chapter seven hundred thirty-nine of the laws of eighteen
hundred fifty-seven, chapter five hundred seventy-three of the laws of
eighteen hundred eighty-six, or the laws of which the last mentioned
chapter was a consolidation, article nine of chapter six hundred ninety
of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-two, and chapter three hundred
twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred ten, the same constituting
article nine of former chapter twenty-eight of the consolidated laws as
in effect immediately before January first, nineteen hundred forty and
article XI-B of the former insurance law as in effect immediately before
the effective date of this chapter, are hereby continued in existence
and, together with all insurers organized or licensed under this
article, are made subject to the provisions of this article and not to
any other provisions of this chapter except as provided in subsection
(b) hereof.

(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, the
provisions of this chapter insofar as they are applicable to domestic
mutual property/casualty insurance companies, shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, apply to co-operative property/casualty insurance
companies.